Nahum

Nahum 2:3

³The shields of his mighty men are red;

the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet.

The fittings of the chariots flash like fire

on the day they are prepared,

and the spears of cypress

have been brandished.^b

Footnotes

b 2:3 Hebrew; alternately, the spears may be of pine or juniper or fir; LXX and Syriac they are prepared, and the horsemen rush to and fro.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The shields	מָגֵ֨ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular construct	H4043 shield
of his mighty men	גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ	gib·bō·rê·hū	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
are red	מְאָדָּ֗ם	mə·’ād·dām	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H119 be red
the valiant warriors	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
are dressed in scarlet	מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים	mə·ṯul·lā·‘îm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H8529 clad in scarlet
The fittings	פְּלָד֥וֹת	pə·lā·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6393 iron, steel
of the chariots	הָרֶ֖כֶב	hā·re·ḵeḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
flash like fire	בְּאֵשׁ־	bə·’êš-	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
on the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
they are prepared	הֲכִינ֑וֹ	hă·ḵî·nōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
and the spears of cypress	וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים	wə·hab·bə·rō·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
have been brandished	הָרְעָֽלוּ׃	hā·rə·‘ā·lū	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7477 quiver, shake, reel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.